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Recognised as Colour

#445D9A

  • #445D9A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#445D9A is a blue with RGB values 68, 93, 154 and HSL 223°, 39%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#445D9A#445D9A
HEX#445D9A
RGBrgb(68, 93, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2667, 0.3647, 0.6039
RGB percentages26.7%, 36.5%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(222.6, 38.7%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 55.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK55.8%, 39.6%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,480,410
CSS custom property--colour: #445D9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#BBA265

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44639Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5B99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#136A74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A8144
Analogous#44889A, #56449A
Triadic#9A445D, #5D9A44
Split complementary#9A5644, #889A44
Tetradic#9A4488, #9A8144, #449A56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5CEE5
Lighter +30%#A1B1D6
Lighter +20%#7E93C6
Lighter +10%#5B75B6
Darker −10%#344877
Darker −20%#253253
Darker −30%#151D30
Darker −40%#06080C
More saturated +25%#2851B6
Less saturated −25%#60697E

Channel breakdown

R68
G93
B154
Red68 (26.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue222.56°
Saturation (HSL)38.74%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 44 · G 5D · B 9A

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